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Mavericks surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 11 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mavericks today?
The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 10PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | |
348 | 400 | 343 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 303 | 350 | 149 | 271 | 149 | 232 | 276 | 248 | 295 | 305 | 327 | 276 | 362 | 306 | 318 | 286 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:36PM1.44m | 7:35AM1.16m | 8:06PM1.56m | 8:46AM1.19m | 8:38PM1.69m | 9:51AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM0.19m | 1:57AM0.45m | 1:34PM0.28m | 2:42AM0.19m | 2:18PM0.39m | 3:26AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | 8:10 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | W 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 348 | 400 | 343 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 303 | 142 | 149 | 271 | 149 | 232 | 276 | 248 | 295 | 305 | 327 | 276 | 237 | 306 | 318 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 15 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 206 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 162 | 148 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 2 | 142 | 89 | 108 | 102 | 97 | 92 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 271 | 209 | 154 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 142 | 103 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 32 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 45 | 45 | 132 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 350 | 110 | — | — | 68 | 60 | 71 | 96 | 197 | 198 | 256 | 362 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 71 | 39 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 39 | 39 | 46 | 63 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 35 |
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